Building an Introduction Paragraph: Name:

1st sentence- start out with either a statement, statistic, quote or

question. Something to hook the reader into wanting to read the paper.

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2nd Sentence- thesis statement (just say what the paper is about)

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3rd Sentence- cover what the first thing you are going to talk about in
the paper. (Roman numeral I of your outline.)

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4th Sentence- A full sentence about your second main point in the paper.
(Roman numeral II.)

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5th sentence- Cover last main idea in your paper. (Roman numeral III.)

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Building a Conclusion Paragraph: Name:

1st sentence: Transition sentence: ex. Now that you know…In conclusion…

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2nd Sentence: Recap first main idea (Roman numeral I of the outline.)

3rd Sentence: Recap second main idea (Roman numeral II.)

4th Sentence: Recap third main idea (Roman Numeral III.)

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5th sentence: Closing Statement. This is going to sum up everything

stated in a new way. Ex Now that you know….

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